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Back to SearchThe Democrats Have a New Winning Formula
Season 4 Episode 71
This week was a straight flush for Democrats. Zohran Mamdani completed his heroic arc to become mayor of the world’s most important city. Democrats ran up huge margins in the big governor races in Vi…
Published on 10 hours ago
How the American Revolution Changed the World, With Ken Burns
Season 4 Episode 70
Ken Burns—the award-winning filmmaker whose documentary films and television series on American history include 'The Civil War' (1990), 'Baseball' (1994), 'Jazz' (2001), and 'Country Music' (2019)—jo…
Published on 3 days, 10 hours ago
The Problem With Sports Gambling
Season 4 Episode 69
Last week, an FBI investigation into gambling led to the arrest of several prominent basketball stars, raising questions about the state of legalized sports betting, which has enriched professional s…
Published on 1 week ago
Michael Lewis on How the Global Financial Crisis Explains Trump, Crypto, and Everything Else
Season 4 Episode 68
Bestselling author Michael Lewis joins the show to talk about how bubbles happen, the legacy of 'The Big Short' and the global financial crisis, 'Moneyball' and how the data analytics revolution conq…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
What Happens When AI Learns to Do Our Jobs
Season 4 Episode 67
Today’s guest is Ethan Mollick. Ethan is a professor of management at Wharton, where he specializes in entrepreneurship and innovation. He is the author of the book 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Worki…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Can "Touch-Grass Populism" Save America?
Season 4 Episode 66
By some measures, the Democratic Party has never been so unpopular as a political brand. While this fact obviously reflects some difficult realities for the party, it also creates an opportunity for …
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Everybody Thinks AI Is a Bubble. What If They’re Wrong?
Season 4 Episode 65
Two weeks ago, in one of our most popular podcasts of the year, the investor and author Paul Kedrosky explained why he thinks AI is a bubble. In the last few days, practically everybody seems to agre…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Future of Entertainment, Part 2: What’s the Matter With Broadway?
Season 4 Episode 64
In the second episode of our two-part miniseries on the future of entertainment, Derek goes from Hollywood to NYC to understand why Broadway musicals are in trouble. "With the cost of staging song-an…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
The Future of Entertainment, Part 1: Is Hollywood's Business Model Broken?
Season 4 Episode 63
The film and TV business has quietly—or, if you work in the industry, not so quietly—been in a depression for the past few years. Original TV work has plummeted. In 2024, Americans bought about 40 pe…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Why Money Doesn't Buy Happiness in America
Season 4 Episode 62
America is rich—richer than ever. Yet Americans are more anxious, lonelier, and less satisfied than people in many poorer nations. The 2025 World Happiness Report ranked the U.S. 24th in life satisfa…
Published on 1 month ago